https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDrur-790wo Pipe bands make more than music. We create leaders, we build communities, we instill values and we foster life-long bonds and friendships. We…
Liam Kernaghan18 Jan 2023
SUMMER SCHOOL RETURNS After a year’s hiatus due to the pandemic, the RNZPBA Summer School returns to Christchurch for 2023. Summer School is the perfect…
Allister Macgregor3 Aug 2022
"You will never be a piper as you are a woman and too small." Ann Robbie is a well-recognised Southland personality, being heavily involved in…
Allister Macgregor18 Jun 2022
Scott Birrell. A previously published article on rnzpba.com, extracted from the August edition of NZPB magazine on Ali MacKenzie - "Our Newest Legend", included reference…
Chris Stevens6 Mar 2022
Graeme Rusbatch. Around mid 2021 I had the pleasure of attending the AGM of McAlpines North Canterbury Pipe Band, based in the township of Rangiora…
Chris Stevens2 Feb 2022
Alasdair MacKenzie. In this edition of NZPB we’ve talked with a couple of international superstars and learned a little about what makes them tick, but…
Chris Stevens15 Aug 2021
Sandy Geyer chats with Bain McGregor. It’s on a summer's day in the town of Warkworth, jammed tightly between the Christmas and New year festivities,…
Chris Stevens21 Feb 2021
